More about "Djanes" project
This is a media project of the Roma youth organization "ARCA". It includes news of the Roma community in Ukraine, interviews and life stories, interesting facts designed to break stereotypes.
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Євген Магда: «Багатонаціональна політична нація є нашою конкурентною перевагою»
«В демократичних суспільствах завжди будуть різні погляди на ті чи інші процеси, але треба знаходити моменти, точки дотику, з якими вже далі спільно працювати. Процес побудови політичної нації здійснюється предметними діями. Багатонаціональна політична нація є нашою конкурентною перевагою, з якою ми маємо активно рухатись далі», — розповідає Євген Магда після свого модерування однієї з панелей на Міжнародній конференції у Києві щодо стратегії ромських спільнот та побудови українського громадянського суспільства.
Romanis in Ukrainian Literature: How Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi described them
“At a High Price” is a work that is considered a classic of the Ukrainian literature canon and tells the story of the time when the Zadunayska Sich was liquidated and serfdom existed in Ukraine. The story was written between 1899 and 1901. One of the interesting details of the literary work is that Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi introduces Roma characters in his story. And they are, in fact, one of the central characters of the storyline.
Discussing Romani issues on the international level
On October 30-31, Kyiv hosted an international discussion of Roma issues. Representatives of the EU, the UN, state institutions, NGOs and international partners took part in the conference “Restoring Ukraine and the prospects of Ukrainian Roma civil society”.
Oleksii Panchenko: «The ultimate joy was when our lads were coming back from a mission alive»
A Roma soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tells about his experience in the army.
The innocent words that denigrate: why the notion of «info-Gypsyry» should vanish
We can hear these words live on TV, we can see them in mass media—nay, even social networks come up with this ‘colourful’ vocabulary. Info-Gypsyism. Why saying something like this is not ok? Is it indeed such a unique term which really-really cannot be replaced by anything else? Let us take a look at this and discuss.
Saint Sarah of God, Patron Saint of the Romani people venerated by Romanis all around the world
The mosaic ornaments on the doors of private mansions glitter with chimerical arabesques in sunrays. Chaikhanas where coffee is served, prepared in cezves. Where the fragrances of saffron spices spread in the surrounding air from the kitchens. Local restaurants where they eat couscous and chicken. Where you can see two temples in the skyline against angular rocky mountains: a Muslim mosque and a Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Sea.
The Children-Grabbers: another portion of cringe from TikTok
Have you been scrolling the TikTok timeline recently? No, we are not going to discuss trends today. Today, on the contrary, I am going to tell you what should vanish off social networks and from our lives. Yes, here we go again: the stereotypes. So, I have been examining social networks for a long time now, and I can see that the situation there does not change, alas. We may keep emphasising that degrading people is not humour, yet such «jokes» keep appearing both in videos and in real life.
The Angel was awarded the Cross of Valour
How the memory about Oleksii Tyrpak, a Romani soldier, continues to live, even after his death
Romanis, jazz, and Mafia: how the music of Romani virtuosos became a soundtrack for an iconic game
If you have ever played Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, you must have heard the hits of Romani virtuosos — Django Reinhardt, a jazz musician, and Latcho Drom, a jazz band (the fans of Tommy Angelo should now recall the Running Man mission). So, let us recall this iconic video game of the 2000s and the Romani jazzmen who have given it its unforgettable soundtracks. One of these jazzmen, by the way, contributed a lot to the development of the genre, as due to the trauma he sustained to his hand, he had to invent his own, special style to play the guitar.
Art or a way to survive? How a concentration camp has turned a talent into an instrument of extermin
August 2 is a black page in the history of the Roma people. Insidiously (as is typical for dictatorial regimes), the Nazis destroyed the Roma settlement in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp at night. Lidia Ostalovska's book Watercolors is dedicated to this tragedy and the horrors of the “death camps.” On the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Babyn Yar (September 29), we are talking about the book and the history it covers.
Also in this section:
- The Opulence and Diversity of European Languages: We Learn Romani
- The Most Forgotten Genocide: What do we know about the extermination of Romanis by the Nazis
- Відомі роми, які включені в сучасне українське суспільство
- A traveling circus actor who survived the Holocaust and continued to fight
- History speaking through art
- Not just music and dancing. Stories of famous Romanis who are integrated into Ukrainian society
- Look and do not forget: how genocide was planned and implemented for decades
- Here lived Josyp Adam
- Dikh He Na Bicster–2024: A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau (A PHOTO REPORT)
- Romanis: Lessons for Ukraine